hdmi not working - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just bought a hdmi cable to the phone, but unfortunately when I connect the phone to my TV, the HDMI icon appears and then disappears, reappears, this happens all the time and I have no video. Has anyone had a similar problem?
I have the stock firmware

Batuss said:
the HDMI icon appears and then disappears, reappears, this happens all the time and I have no video.
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That sounds like the cable or the port are faulty, resulting in losing connection.
Have you tried another cable?

No, will try it tomorrow.
Thanks for the clue

Batuss said:
I just bought a hdmi cable to the phone, but unfortunately when I connect the phone to my TV, the HDMI icon appears and then disappears, reappears, this happens all the time and I have no video. Has anyone had a similar problem?
I have the stock firmware
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maybe you have a problem with the hdmi service

I have faced the same problem. The new bought HDMI converter was faulty. changed and it worked.

I had a similar problem with a cheap HDMI cable, try another cable :good:

this product can be a solution
http://dx.com/p/wing-turn-wt-0284-h...e-micro-hdmi-male-adapter-black-golden-179284

Should work
Hi Buddy,
Try this
1> Back up all your data (Contacts,Apps,Data)
2> Connect to sony PC Companion
3> Check for update
4> Repair
I followed the same steps and HDMI worked well.

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[Q] HDMI out, why isnt it working for me?

Hey.
I acquired an adapter for the arc s that should enable to me to use the HDMI out.
I use the same cable with my netbook, works like a treat. I unplug the netbook, connect the adapter to the hdmi cable, attach the Arc S and I get.... nothing.
Running stock rom 4.0.2.A.0.42, no custom kernel, its even still bootloader locked (i know, shame )
am I missing something simple like a "use hdmi out" switch, and i am just to blind to find it?
help
cheers
blues
I've never used HDMI, but do you have the LiveWare manager installed?
(correct me if I'm totally wrong )
i didnt, do now tho
it only gives me options for headsets/headwear/charger... so ntohing connected with the hdmi out...
and after looking up the demonstrations on youtube it seems really to be plug and play, so .... yeah... at this stage (except if anyone can point me somewhere else) i must suspect the adapter for the cable by process of elimination. F***
/goes off to buy a new one next pay check
cheers
blues
I got a cable with my arc s and it works no problem. Just plug it into tv then into the phone and it automatically switches to the channel. Of connect to phone first I have to manually select the hdmi channel
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Xperia Arc HDMI tricks.

I've recently bought Xperia's HDMI cable. It works fine on TV but I wonder if it's possible to connect it to PC, to Video Cards HDMI, I have one. But when I connect nothing happens. If anyone knows how to use Phone as monitor via HDMI or to view phone on PC monitor via HDMI please help. Thanks in advance
You wanna use your computer as an external screen for your phone(just like tv)? The possible HDMI port in your computer is HDMI-out, and you cannot use it as HDMI-in. You will need some kind of a usb adapter for it.
And if your monitor(you have a desktop pc?) has an HDMI port, it would be an HDMI-in port. Try plugging your phone into your monitor?
it should work probably... don't know if the graphic card or the monitor will be propertly shown on phone due to resolution issues...
Thanks everyone, yea my video has hdmi out only, but i thought i could use it as hdmi in. anyway thanks for help, if u know any 3rd party software to solve my problem, please advice. Thanks for now

Problem with MHL / HDMI cable

Hi, I just bought a MHL cable but it doesn't work, let me explain:
after connecting everything needed (phone to the adapter, HDMI from TV to adapter, charger to adapter) the TV shows an error that is missing signal.
When I connect the phone, it turns the screen horizontal, but nothing happens on the TV.
If it could help, I mount the last version of Resurrection Remix Rom...
Maybe, should I do something from the phone to start the video/audio transmission?
Any ideas? Thank you in advance
i know thats in Resurretion Remix have an application called TvOut....
but try to read in mhl manual for the steps to work, but i thing its just plug n play
MHL works only on stock ROMs.
przemcio510 said:
MHL works only on stock ROMs.
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Exactly...they are even having prons with some kernels there...
For me its working great after flashing siyah kernel...
Try it!!
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isrmicha said:
i know thats in Resurretion Remix have an application called TvOut....
but try to read in mhl manual for the steps to work, but i thing its just plug n play
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thank you!I found out that the tvout process is not yet supported for the jelly beal versions of resurrection remix but I flashed back the last ICS version (2.6.1 RR) and everything is working now!
Here's my issue with MHL adapter:
It works well if I connects directly to my TV. But the TV sound sucks so I tried to connect to my home theatre system (which has Audio Return channel + 2 hdmi inputs). But what happens is that it's doing connected/disconnected literally every second.
Is there a solution for this?
thank you friend

Help , need to get OTG and MHL working simultaneously !

Hi guys,
My galaxy nexus screen has been cracked and it does not respond in 75% of the screen.
I bought a MHL to HDMI convertor on amazon and luckily got the phone UI to show up on my TV
Now since the touchscreen won't work , I need to connect a keyboard or mouse via USB OTG and use it for navigation.
Problem is the Galaxy Nexus has only a single microUSB/MHL port combined into one.
I have no idea how to split the output from the phone to connect to a USB OTG cable and MHL to HDMI adapter simultaneously !
Any help will be appreciated,
The phone is not rooted AFAIK , but may be I'm not sure. It was running Android 4.1 JellyBean when I dropped it on the floor
The phone does show up on my Windows PC and I have copied the photos off it. But I still want to copy contacts and SMS messages.
You tried just using something like Android Screencast from the PC (USB debugging is needed)
Also, some MHL adapters have a USB port in them, for power. Have you tried getting a crude micro USB splitter? Like this one? http://www.replacebase.co.uk/micro-usb-female-to-2-x-micro-usb-male-splitter-2392-p.asp#.URk59JGYOBs
Not guaranteed that would work though. Also, a quick google of what you want brings up some others with the same issue, have you tried to see if any of them have succeeded?
Quinny899 said:
You tried just using something like Android Screencast from the PC (USB debugging is needed)
Also, some MHL adapters have a USB port in them, for power. Have you tried getting a crude micro USB splitter? Like this one? http://www.replacebase.co.uk/micro-usb-female-to-2-x-micro-usb-male-splitter-2392-p.asp#.URk59JGYOBs
Not guaranteed that would work though. Also, a quick google of what you want brings up some others with the same issue, have you tried to see if any of them have succeeded?
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Good news
I had a spare galaxy nexus in the office and I gently took the screws of both the devices , and just swapped the displays so that I could quickly turn on usb debugging , backup essential stuff and also turn on bluetooth.
Thanks to some assembly videos on youtube ! will share some pics soon

[Q] Samsung Note 10.1 2014 Edition USB Connection Problem

Hi,
I purchase my Samsung Note 10.1 2014 Edition last October. I've been using it to watch movie, playing game etc entertainment. I always transfer movie or drama to watch in the note from PC via USB Cable. Its been working well until early this week, the USB symbol is not showing up when I connect the USB cable to PC, and my PC did not detect the device as well.
Please help me on this problem.
How should I fix it?
theresa55 said:
Hi,
I purchase my Samsung Note 10.1 2014 Edition last October. I've been using it to watch movie, playing game etc entertainment. I always transfer movie or drama to watch in the note from PC via USB Cable. Its been working well until early this week, the USB symbol is not showing up when I connect the USB cable to PC, and my PC did not detect the device as well.
Please help me on this problem.
How should I fix it?
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wrong forum.
but sounds like you need a new cable .yes a bad cable may or may not charge
i sent mod request to get youy post moved to right device forum where you can get more device specific help
erica_renee said:
wrong forum.
but sounds like you need a new cable .yes a bad cable may or may not charge
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Thanks for the reply.
I try connect the cable to my samsung phone, it works fine though. Only my note cannot detect it.
theresa55 said:
Thanks for the reply.
I try connect the cable to my samsung phone, it works fine though. Only my note cannot detect it.
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aww ok/ see the note 2012 has proprietary cable. and even after market cables often do not work right.
are you on stock firmware?
have you tried another pc?
does kies see the device?
does it show up in device manager at all?
erica_renee said:
aww ok/ see the note 2012 has proprietary cable. and even after market cables often do not work right.
are you on stock firmware?
have you tried another pc?
does kies see the device?
does it show up in device manager at all?
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stock firmware? I have no idea what is that.
Yes, I've tried to connect to another PC, still doesn't show up. And no, it doesn't show up in device manager.
theresa55 said:
stock firmware? I have no idea what is that.
Yes, I've tried to connect to another PC, still doesn't show up. And no, it doesn't show up in device manager.
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if you are positive the cable is fine.(appears to be if works on other device connected to same computer)
only thing i could say is factory reset (long shot)
this will erase your data put back to new state
to do so
settings
general
backup/reset
factory data reset as i said knowing your stock its bit likely the issue
could be loose usb connector
i would go buy a new oem (made from samsung) cable and try that
anything more would require having it in my hands

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